Between Hell and Paradise. The Enigmatic World of Hieronymus Bosch
The exhibition of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, opening on 9 April showcases the art of the Netherlandish master, Hieronymus Bosch (ca. 1450 鈥� 1516), who produced one of the most influential and emblematic artistic achievements in European painting. The Budapest show, with close to ninety works on view, is not only anticipated to become the most comprehensive exhibition of Bosch鈥檚 works in Central Europe ever, but also one of the most significant Bosch exhibitions of the international museum world in the last fifty years. Bringing to life Bosch鈥檚 unique world and conjuring up the spiritual and visual culture of the late Middle Ages, the museum will display almost half of the master鈥檚 painted oeuvre, including ten autograph paintings 鈥� among them the Last Judgement triptych (Bruges, Groeningemuseum), the Ship of Fools (Paris, Mus茅e du Louvre), the Adoration of the Magi (New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art), Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos (Berlin, Gem盲ldegalerie) and the Ecce Homo (Frankfurt, St盲del Museum).
The exhibition explores eternal human themes rendered by Bosch in an utterly original pictorial language: the choice between virtue and vice, the questions of faith and truth, experiencing unfettered desires and mastering them, as well as the spiritual quality of human existence. In addition to autograph paintings and drawings, visitors can see works that represent the antecedents for the master鈥檚 oeuvre, as well as the most characteristic masterpieces from his studio and by his followers.
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The exhibition of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, opening on 9 April showcases the art of the Netherlandish master, Hieronymus Bosch (ca. 1450 鈥� 1516), who produced one of the most influential and emblematic artistic achievements in European painting. The Budapest show, with close to ninety works on view, is not only anticipated to become the most comprehensive exhibition of Bosch鈥檚 works in Central Europe ever, but also one of the most significant Bosch exhibitions of the international museum world in the last fifty years. Bringing to life Bosch鈥檚 unique world and conjuring up the spiritual and visual culture of the late Middle Ages, the museum will display almost half of the master鈥檚 painted oeuvre, including ten autograph paintings 鈥� among them the Last Judgement triptych (Bruges, Groeningemuseum), the Ship of Fools (Paris, Mus茅e du Louvre), the Adoration of the Magi (New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art), Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos (Berlin, Gem盲ldegalerie) and the Ecce Homo (Frankfurt, St盲del Museum).
The exhibition explores eternal human themes rendered by Bosch in an utterly original pictorial language: the choice between virtue and vice, the questions of faith and truth, experiencing unfettered desires and mastering them, as well as the spiritual quality of human existence. In addition to autograph paintings and drawings, visitors can see works that represent the antecedents for the master鈥檚 oeuvre, as well as the most characteristic masterpieces from his studio and by his followers.
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